The Way of the Cross—Lent 5: The Garden

By Nicole Ensing

Fifth Sunday of Lent

Gathering Song

“I Lift My Eyes Up”^Doerksen

Call to Worship

Jeremiah 31:10–14

Songs

“Blessed Be Your Name”^Redman
“God With Us”^{Ingram and Jordan}

Confession and Assurance

Almighty God,
you have set before us the path
but we have wandered on our own
to try to find our way.

Sometimes we are like toddlers
and we hear your call and come back.

Other times, we are children testing boundaries,
ignoring Your call until fear finally makes us look back.

And still other times we are full of youthful rebellion,
demanding to be cut loose and set free,
not knowing how much we still need
to seek your wisdom and guidance.

But most of all, too often we think we are adults
and have figured it all out and know our own way,
only to stumble and stray so far.

Remind us, parental God,
that we are always your children,
that we are never fully grown up in your sight,
that we always have much to learn.

Help us to seek you every day,
to acknowledge that we need your wisdom and guidance,
and help us to return to the path and walk with you.

In the name of Christ,
who is our companion on this journey of faith, we pray. Amen.
—Rev. Mindi Welton-Mitchell, Rev-o-lution.org. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.

Song

“Lord, I Need You”^Maher

Message

Mark 14:32–42, “The Garden”

Song of Response

“Go to Dark Gethsemane”^Montgomery

Offering Communion

“Behold the Lamb”^{Getty and Townend}
“Come to the Table”^{Van Beilen}

Prayer of the People

Closing Song

“I Will Follow”^{Tomlin, Ingram, and Morgan}

The Way of the Cross—Lent 5 The Garden